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jet-black

US/ˈd͡ʒɛtblæk/
adjectiveB2neutral

Jet-black means as deeply black as it is possible to be. Jet-black hair, jet-black eyes, a jet-black coat.

The jet in jet-black is a real material, a hard black stone formed from ancient wood, which was carved into Victorian mourning jewellery. Whitby in Yorkshire was the centre of that trade.

Definitions of jet-black

  1. 1adjectivejet-blackAs deeply black as it is possible to be.B2

    “The cat had jet-black fur and bright green eyes.”

jet-black is a colour.

Also accepted in games: jet black

Where it comes from

From jet, a hard black stone formed from fossilised wood, plus black.

From jet + black.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in A Song of Ice and Fire

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